Project Grant 21LFPPPA1075
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Small Batch Kitchen Cafe And Market LLC a $937,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the awardee's Value-Added Production Expansion, Diversification, and Co-Packing to Reduce On-Farm Food Waste Project. Specifically, the awardee will diversify and expand its production capabilities to develop a small-batch co-packing program for small and mid-sized local producers in...
- Fork Food Lab received a $1,054,073 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to execute Fork Food Lab 2.0. This expansion project will scale up internal systems to support 75 commercial kitchen incubator members, create new value-added services including cooperative purchasing and centralized marketing, become USDA-certified for meat processing, develop a table-top manufacturing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services awarded $800,000 to Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. (FCCAA) under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to establish a commercial kitchen incubator in Republic, Pennsylvania. The project, awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028, provides affordable shared kitchen space, commercial equipment, cold and dry...
- Community Kitchen Pittsburgh received a $661,496 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 30, 2027. This award supports the organization's organizational capacity building initiatives, which align with ARC's strategic objective to strengthen community and economic development potential and increase resident education, knowledge, and skills across the...
- The Urbane Development Group LTD received a $938,550.42 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support the establishment of The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen in Brooklyn, New York from September 2021 through September 2024. The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen will serve as a commercial kitchen incubator and hub for Central Brooklyn food entrepreneurs, with a focus...
- The Keystone Development Center was awarded a $133,611.84 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to assess the feasibility of expanding the local food system in Pennsylvania. The Keystone Development Center will partner with regional organizations in the Southern Alleghenies region of Pennsylvania from September 2021 through September 2023 to identify opportunities to...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) awarded a $1,454,841 Project Grant to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization doing business as Pittsburgh Community Kitchen. The funding will enable Community Kitchen Pittsburgh to deliver culinary training programs and create employment pathways in the food services industry from October 2023 through September 2026. The organization provides workforce development initiatives focused on...
- The Ugrow, Inc., DBA The Food Mill, was awarded a $933,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Food Mill will activate components of its food and wellness hub in Columbus, Georgia to support markets for local producers and small food businesses and improve access for food insecure individuals. Specifically, the organization will launch a food hub and indoor farmers market open six days a...
- This $561,084 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) will support Linwood Property Inc.'s efforts to improve food access and health outcomes in underserved Kansas City neighborhoods. Specifically, the awardee will expand successful community education programs on nutrition, food purchasing, and urban agriculture; develop a new commercial kitchen into an incubator...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Franklin Foods, LLC received a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), awarded on August 20, 2025. The award, with a completion date of August 20, 2027, supports the awardee's efforts to develop and expand local and regional food systems through value-added agricultural product development and producer-to-consumer marketing...
Fulton Kitchen LLC received a $434,228 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its commercial kitchen and food business incubation services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 2021 through September 2024. Fulton Kitchen operates a commercial kitchen and food hub in an underserved area of concentrated poverty with limited grocery access, serving to launch minority-owned food businesses and expand local markets supporting Pittsburgh's COVID-19 recovery. Grant funds will enable Fulton Kitchen to expand its kitchen capacity and provide greater cold storage and specialized equipment access to scale production for over 40 small businesses through its established partnerships with non-profits Catapult Greater Pittsburgh and Food21 focused on minority-owned food business development.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $325.6k | 11/9/21 |